Domaine des Rozets
Coteaux du Tricastin Red Rhone Blend 2009
It's a nice everyday table wine. Not a slurper, and yet one has to consider that this chateau changed its name to hide that their vineyards were covered by radioactive material. Was this a significant event?! Who's to say...
Http://fullpullwines.wordpress.com/2014/09/02/2010-domaine-des-rozets-grignan-les-adhemar
"Hello friends. There are many reasons why wines end up as exceptional values. We’ve explored a whole host of those reasons. But not this reason. This is a new one even for me: a wine that is an exceptional value in part thanks to a nuclear accident:
Grignan les Adhemer? What the hell is Grignan les Adhemer?
A very reasonable question. GlA is a sub-AOC of the Rhone Valley. Up until quite recently, it was called Coteaux du Tricastin. Then a teeny little accident happened at the Tricastin Nuclear Power Center in July 2008, where, you know, a mere five thousand gallons of uranium solution were spilled. I believe this guy was in charge of quality control.
Winemakers in Coteaux du Tricastin were horrified that the name “Tricastin” was now associated with a nuclear accident, and they petitioned for an AOC name change, which was approved in the blink of an eye by French wine bureaucracy standards. Two years later, starting with the 2010 vintage, Coteaux du Tricastin became Grignan les Adhemer." — 10 years ago
Steve
I'm having a hard time finding any oak though the wine is said to have spent 10 months in oak. Apple, melon & a hint if citrus. And barely perceptible butter on the finish if you wait long enough. Clean and crisp. — 10 years ago